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R. HAMMERLY.

FABRIC FRAME FOR EMBROIDERY MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23, I9I4-1,195,4656. PatentedAug. 22,1916.

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RICHARD HAMMERLY,

0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

FABRIC-FRAME FOR EMBROIDERY-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented aug. se, mie.

Application led December 23, 1914. Serial No. 878,690.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD IIAMMERLY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, Union Course, borough of Queens,in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved FabricFrame for Fmibroidery-Machines, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

My invention has for its object to provide a frame for holding the goodsonembroidery machines in position to be worked, the construction beingsuch that the frame may be conveniently attached to the machine, andpieces of the goods which are to be embroidered, may be quickly attachedto the frame, and after the embroidery has been finished, may be quicklyremoved therefrom. As the frame is constructed, a number of pieces maybe worked at the same time.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the followingspecication in which the preferred form of my invention is disclosed.

In the drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts inall the views in which- Figure 1 is a view showing a portion of theframe and its supports; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1; Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view showing the construction of theframe on a larger scale; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line /l-et ofFig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing one of the splints.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that two bars 5 areprovided, each of these bars having a plurality of recesses G spacedapart. Channeled members 7 extend from one of the bars 5 to the otherand the ends 8 of the channeled members 7 are disposed in the recesses6. The ends of two channeled members 7 are disposed in each recess ineach of the bars 5, and the channeled member 7 is connected with thechanneled member 7 having its ends S disposed in adjacent recesses 6 bymeans of the channeled members 9. The channeled members 9 are secured tothe channeled members 7 in the following manner: The inner sides of thechanneled members 7 are cut at 10 and 11 and that portion 12 of thechanneled member 7 between the said cuts l0 and 11 is bent flat and inthe direction of the companion channeled member 7. The channeled members9 are cut at 13 adjacent their ends with the portions Ll between thecuts 13 and the ends bent into engagement with the portions 12 of thechanneled members 7, the portions l2 and 1l being soldered together'.The edges of the channeled members 7 and 9 are turned over to form abead, and this portion is bent straight, so that the Vportions 12 and 14will extend as shown in the drawings, any surplus material being cutaway.

The bars 5 are bound with metal 15, and the ends 8 of the channeledmembers 7 are soldered to this metal 15 at 1G, as shown in Fig. t of thedrawings, metal strips 17 being disposed over the ends 8 of thechanneled members 7 as an additional means for holding them in place.The meta-l 15, with which the bars 5 are bound, and the strips 17 archeld in position by screws 1S. The channeled members 7 and 9 form aplurality of rectangular frames for supporting the goods to beembroidered, the goods being disposed over the channeled portions of themembers 7 and 9, and splints 19 being disposed over the goods at thechannels and being pressed into the channels so that the edges of thegoods will be held in the channels by the splints 19. One of the bars 5is engaged by cleats 20 on bars 21, the bars 21 also being provided withclamps 22 for engaging the other bar 5 so that the bars 5, carrying theplurality of rectangular frames, may be secured to the bars 21, thesebars 21 having orifices, 23, through which bolts are disposed forsecuring the bars 2l to strips 241 which are held in position by .thefabric 25 secured to the rolls 2G. The

clamps 22 having slots 27 through which bolts 28 are disposed, wing nuts29 meshing with the bolts 28 so that when the wing nuts are turned homeagainst the clamps 22, the clamps will be held in position relatively tothe bars 21.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a fabric frame for embroidery machines, two bars, two rollers,members secured to the bars and adapted to be wound on the rollers,athird bar disposed at an angle to the first bars and secured thereto, afourth bar disposed substantially parallel with the said third bar andadjustable relatively to the first two bars, means for securing thefourth bar to the first two mentioned bars in adjusted position, andframes disposed between and secured to the third and fourth bars, forthe purpose specified.

2. In a fabric frame for embroidery machines, two parallel bars spacedapart, two bars spaced apart connecting the iirst bars and secured tothe latter, a plurality of frames disposed within the bars and securedto the second mentioned bars, two rollers and supporting means wound onthe rollers and secured to the first mentioned bars for the purposespecied.

3. In a fabric frame for embroidery machines, two bars spaced apart,each of the bars having a series of recesses, a plurality of channelmembers connecting the bars with their terminals secured in therecesses, additional channeled members secured to and connecting pairsof the first channeled members, supporting means connected with thebars, and rollers spaced apart on which the supporting means are wound.

il. In a fabric frame for embroidery machines, two channeled membersspaced apart, each of the channeled members having its sides nearest theother channeled member, cut at two places spaced apart, the sides of themembers between the cuts being bent in the direction of each other, andan additional channeled member having its ends disposed in the cuts ofthe first channeled member and with its sides adjacent its ends cut,bent over and secured to the bent sides of the first channeled membersbetween the cuts.

In testimony whereof I have signed my i Copies of this patent may 'beobtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,Washington, D. C.

